My first love is (besides my family which always comes first ;) www.Gymbohaven.com - a line identification and informational site for moms who love the Gymboree brand clothing. I started the site years ago for myself but it just grew out of control and into Gymbohaven. Our newsletter goes out to 12,000+ moms right now :)

My second love is reading - as you can tell on the far right, there's tons of books I've read, reviewed, reading at the moment and wanting to read. Let me know your thoughts on them!

My last love is collecting fairies - the rocker kind. I've got the coolest collection thanks to my family and friends. Mike even got me one from England when he was stationed over there and its all pewter and stands about 12inches high.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

In honor of the day I was sent some of the terrific examples of the quality toys you could find. Take a peek!!

Snap Circuits LIGHT by ELENCO

Watch and be amazed at what your music can do with the new Snap Circuits® LIGHT.
Connect your ipod® or any MP3 player and enjoy your music as the lights change to the beat.
The strobe light with spinning patterns will amaze you with its visual
effects. Elenco®'s Snap Circuits® makes learning electronics easy and
fun!
Just follow the colorful pictures in our manual and build over 175 exciting projects.
All parts are mounted on plastic modules and snap together with ease.
Enjoy hours of educational fun withile learning about electronics.
Contains over 55 parts to build more than 175 projects.
No Tools required.
For Ages: 8-14

Perplexus Twist by PlaSmart *THIS IS COOL! I sat playing with it for hours before handing it over to the kids.

Perplexus
Twist will challenge and excite players like no other brainteaser has
before with the addition of an exciting new twist - a new fourth
dimension - that requires a player to twist and realign the tracks to
escape traps, decoys, and cliffhangers. Perplexus is the world's first
3D and 4D marble maze games where players maneuver a small marble around
challenging barriers inside a large-sized transparent sphere. Players
can race each other or the clock. Ages 6+

Pajaggle Board by Pajaggle, Inc

Each Pajaggle board set comes with a board, a set of 61 pieces, and
electronic game timer, Pajaggle playing cards, and lots of fun. Purchase
multiple boards so that you can combine them and create other color
combinations. A Pajaggle Board Game Set is a 61 piece set covering an
8.5" by 12" board. Each board is made of durable polycarbonate plastics
with similar yet unique shapes. Buy now and let's play Pajaggle™!

Pajaggle is for 1-4 players. Ages 3 and up. Game Time: 5-10 minutes.

The ZOOB Construction Set by INFINITOY, Inc
ZOOB is "The Moving, Mind-Building Modeling System". The five ZOOB
shapes move after you have put them together, allowing endless fun with
your ZOOB creations!

Set up the traffic challenge and battle the gridlock
as you slide the blocking vehicles out of your way to find a path for
your red car to exit! This game features four levels of difficulty,
allowing players to progress at their own pace. With 40 all-new
challenges, it’s even more bumper-to-bumper fun for all ages!

Ages:

8 to adult

Players:

single player

Features:

Rush Hour Traffic Grid with card storage

40 ALL NEW Challenge Cards from Beginner to Expert with Solutions

15 Blocking Cars and Trucks

1 Red Escape Car

Game-Go Bag

Rubik's® The Void™ Puzzle by Winning Moves * This is making me mad LOL I need to find a cheat, so if its that good, the kids will love it LOL

The Rubik's Void is a "hole" new puzzle with a "hole" new challenge -
but - something's missing? The Void is amazing to see, to touch and to
play!

OK now that you got to see some of these cool toys, go to your local store and check out some more for the holidays!!